diff --git a/packages/cheqd/src/dids/didCheqdUtil.ts b/packages/cheqd/src/dids/didCheqdUtil.ts
index a0a10a3bd8..c0dc82f30b 100644
--- a/packages/cheqd/src/dids/didCheqdUtil.ts
+++ b/packages/cheqd/src/dids/didCheqdUtil.ts
@@ -114,14 +114,24 @@ export interface IDidDocOptions {
 }
 
 export function getClosestResourceVersion(resources: Metadata[], date: Date) {
-  const result = [...resources].sort((a, b) => {
-    if (!a.created || !b.created) throw new CredoError("Missing required property 'created' on resource")
-    const distancea = Math.abs(date.getTime() - a.created.getTime())
-    const distanceb = Math.abs(date.getTime() - b.created.getTime())
-    return distancea - distanceb
-  })
+  let minDiff = Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY
+  let closest: Metadata | undefined = undefined
+
+  // TODO: if the cheqd/sdk returns sorted resources, change this to binary search
+  for (const resource of resources) {
+    if (!resource.created) throw new CredoError("Missing required property 'created' on resource")
+
+    if (resource.created.getTime() < date.getTime()) {
+      const diff = date.getTime() - resource.created.getTime()
+
+      if (diff < minDiff) {
+        closest = resource
+        minDiff = diff
+      }
+    }
+  }
 
-  return result[0]
+  return closest
 }
 
 export function filterResourcesByNameAndType(resources: Metadata[], name: string, type: string) {
diff --git a/packages/cheqd/tests/cheqd-did-resolver.e2e.test.ts b/packages/cheqd/tests/cheqd-did-resolver.e2e.test.ts
index 95499f7f42..051ce45f27 100644
--- a/packages/cheqd/tests/cheqd-did-resolver.e2e.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cheqd/tests/cheqd-did-resolver.e2e.test.ts
@@ -116,13 +116,11 @@ describe('Cheqd DID resolver', () => {
       id: resourceResult3.resourceState.resourceId,
     })
 
-    // Date in past should match first created resource
+    // Date in past should return undefined
     resource = getClosestResourceVersion(
       didResult.didDocumentMetadata.linkedResourceMetadata,
       new Date('2022-11-16T10:56:34Z')
     )
-    expect(resource).toMatchObject({
-      id: resourceResult1.resourceState.resourceId,
-    })
+    expect(resource).toBeUndefined()
   })
 })